Two studies examined the effects of guilt and shame on coping with situations of interpersonal conflict. The first study used quantitative self-report measures to evaluate the relationship between guilt-proneness and shame-proneness and conflict coping style. The second study content-analyzed participants’ narrative reports of interpersonal conflicts to evaluate the distinguishing characteristics of guilt versus shame, and the causal relationship between state guilt and shame and styles of coping with conflict. Findings highlight the characteristics of guilt and shame that may explain their differential influence on coping. Theoretical contributions and applications for conflict resolution and mediation are discussed.
contains clinical material for which the parents' written consent was obtained. The family's biographical information has been changed and disguised to assure the family's confidentiality and privacy.Daphna D. Ginio served as lead for writing-original draft. Hadar Behrendt served as lead for therapist. Hadar Behrendt, Maayan Shorer, and Esther Bamberger contributed equally to writing-original draft.
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